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Costa Rica’s economic system is one of the most stable in Central America, mostly driven by tourism, agriculture, and high tech manufacturing. The main way for people who live in Costa Rica and the country itself to make money is through the tourism industry, which is when workers provide tourists with things like transportation, lodging, food, entertainment, tour guiding, or even just working in hotels. Most people make a lot of money off of this job because Costa Rica is packed with tourists. If you do not want to do that, a few other ways to make money are through small businesses, real estate investment, or teaching English. Teaching English could be a good option if you speak both Spanish and English because you could teach it to students in schools. The currency used in Costa Rica is colónes. Costa Rica’s main exports are tropical fruits because Costa Rica grows a significant amount of crops, bananas, medical instruments, electrical equipment, and electronic equipment. The main imports that Costa Rica needs are cars, refined petroleum, plastic products, fuel, and packaged medicaments (medicines). Costa Rica’s GDP is 134.238 billion, its GDP per capita is 26,300, the GDP growth rate is 5.1% annual change and it is ranked 71st in the world. Costa Rica’s surrounding countries GDP per capita is Panama:$19,369 Nicaragua: about $2,800 Honduras: $3,450 and Columbia: $8,000. Costa Rica’s major companies are IT companies, software development companies, and other top companies. Its major industries are agriculture, tourism, manufacturing, and electrical exports. Costa Rica is a very joyful country with most people living in a laid-back culture that emphasizes enjoying nature and spending time with family.